Bulletin of the Native Plant Society of Oregon Dedicated to the enjoyment, conservation and study of Oregon’s native plants and habitats VOLUME 49, NO. 2 MARCH 2016 2016 Annual Meeting Field Trips by Bruce Newhouse, Field Trip Chair Te Emerald Chapter is very ex- their area of special focus. cited to be ofering 2016 Annual Meet- We anticipate adding lots of ad- ing feld trips to some of “our” favorite ditional information to the 2016 An- places up the McKenzie and nearby nual Meeting website. In addition to areas. standard hike summaries, we are plan- Short trips will be ofered Friday ning to have a comparison table of all afternoon, July 15, and Sunday morn- the trips, one aerial image showing all TANYA HARVEY TANYA ing, July 17. All-day trips will be of- the trips, an individual aerial photo fered Saturday, July 16, at a variety of map of each hiking route (only those levels from short, easy outings to stren- with hikes), one or more plant list for uous botany hikes. For information nearly every trip, a comparison page and Resources pages. about each feld trip, see the descrip- and key to all expected paintbrushes Please email me, newhouse@ tions in this issue of the Bulletin, or (Castilleja spp., our “theme plant”), efn.org, if you have questions about better yet, check out the 2016 Annual and possibly photos of each area and/ feld trips after checking the above Meeting website at emerald.npsoregon. or target plants. Te Resources page references. org/2016mtg. on the 2016 Annual Meeting website In addition to “regular” trips, sev- has information specifc to feld trips to eral trips will ofer a special, related heighten your experience! In This Issue focus: bryophytes, butterfies, ethno- We also provide information for botany, ferns, lichens, photography, two self-guided hikes which are nearby. New NPSO President ............2 and pollinators. Tese feld trips will Visit the 2016 Annual Meeting website include stops or hikes with great wild- for other points of interest and side Coastal Plant Book ............ 2 fower displays as well as attractions in trips posted on the Natural History NPSO Seeks Candidates ...... 2 Renewal Reminder ........... 2 Online Payments .............. 2 NPSO Calendar................. 3 Other Events ................... 6 Annual Meeting Field Trips ..7 Glide Wildfower Show .......9 Vendors Wanted ............. 10 Annual Meeting Stipends .. 10 Scholarship Opportunity ... 10 NPSO Contacts ............... 11 CLAYTON GAUTIER CLAYTON Friends of OFP ............... 12 Cascade Crest — Mt. Washington, Tree Fingered Jack and Mt. Jeferson March 2016 1 New Portland Chapter President OCIE T S TY N O A F L Please welcome long-time NPSO member Linda Hardie as the president of the P O R E Portland Chapter. She grew up in southern Oregon, where she went on wildfower E V G I walks with her mother. And say thank you to Nancy Chapman for serving in this O T A N role the past few years. N Fo 1 unded 196 New Book Documents Coastal Plant Native Plant Use Society of Oregon Ethnobotany of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians By Patricia Whereat-Phillips Oregon State University Press, available May, 2016 World Wide Web http://www.NPSOregon.org As noted by OSU Press: “Very little has been published until now on the ethno- E-mail Discussion List botany of western Oregon indigenous peoples. 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Interested persons and people with ideas for potential candidates may contact Dan Luoma by Matt Morales email ([email protected]) for more information. P.O. Box 80714 Portland, OR 97280 Bulletin of the Native Plant Society of Oregon Editor: Erika Wedenoja !! IF YOU HAVEN'T RENEWED YET Layout Artist: Cat Mead FOR 2016, YOUR MEMBERSHIP WILL ISSN 0884-5999. Published 10 times per year. Subscription price speci- LAPSE SOON!! fed in Membership Form printed on Look at the label on this Bulletin and if "2015" appears along the top edge, inside bacK cover page of this issue. Date and issue number on page 1. this is the LAST Bulletin you will receive. If you don't want to miss out on any of this year's Bulletins, please send in your dues payment right away! The submission date is the 10th of each month for the following month’s issue except for the Aug/ Sept issue which is July 24 and the Dec/Jan issue which is November Online Payments! 24. Send submissions by e-mail to [email protected]. You can now renew or start your membership online with your debit or credit card. Opinions expressed in this publica- Just go to npsoregon.org/online.html or click on Membership on the left side of tion are those of the authors of the the NPSO home page (npsoregon.org). You can also make donations to any of the articles. They do not represent the funds that support the mission of NPSO. Of course, you can continue to renew opinions of the Native Plant Society of Oregon, unless so stated. by mail with your check or money order. Questions? Please email membership@ npsoregon.org. 2 NPSO Bulletin NPSO Calendar March 24, Thursday, 7 pm for socializing, Meeting/Program starts State Notes at 7:00 pm. Location: Carnegie Room, Program: Green Streets, Planting De- NPSO State Board Meeting. McMinnville Public Library, 225 NW sign and Concepts for Urban Storm- Adams St. (corner of Hwy 99W and April 23, Saturday, 10 am–2 pm water Management. Mark Akimof, SW 2nd St.). Parking lot entrances on environmental program technician with Umpqua Valley Chapter will host our Adams and 2nd Streets. For more infor- the City of Keizer, will discuss remov- mation contact: Lisa Blackburn, 503- spring meeting. Location: Douglas ing pollutants with vegetated stormwa- County Natural History Museum, 538-3976 or blackburnlisag@gmail. ter facilities, such as rain gardens, with com. Roseburg. a look at some of the native plants used NPSO Annual Meeting 2016 in the facilities. Doors open at 6:45 pm Corvallis July 15–17, Friday–Sunday For questions, information on upcoming IMPORTANT NOTE TO events, or to be on the Corvallis chap- Emerald Chapter will host the 2016 FIELD TRIP PARTICIPANTS ter e-mail list, contact Jordan Brown NPSO Annual Meeting on a private at [email protected] or forested 46 acre property near the ma- Field trips take place rain or 253-820-3934. jestic McKenzie River, a ffty minute shine, so proper dress and drive from Eugene. Location: McKen- footwear are essential. BRING March 5, Saturday, 9–10:30 am zie River Conference Center, Rainbow, WATER AND LUNCH. Trips may Field Trip: USDA ARS National be strenuous and/or hazard- Oregon. For the most current informa- ous. Participation is at your Clonal Germplasm Repository. Kim tion, visit the annual meeting website, own risk. Be prepared to sign Hummer will give an introduction and emerald.npsoregon.org/2016mtg. a release form indicating this. tour through the tissue culture lab, A sample waiver form is avail- molecular marker lab, and greenhouses. Blue Mountain able at http://npsoregon.org/ She will discuss plant collection, germ- For information on Blue Mountain documents/NPSO_waiver.pdf. plasm maintenance, distribution, tissue Please contact the trip leader Chapter call Jerry Baker,541-566- culture, molecular marker analysis, and or chapter representative about genebank conservation. Location: Meet 2244. To get on our email list, contact diffculty, distance, and terrain [email protected]. at the parking lot in front of the build- to be expected on feld trips. ing on 33447 Peoria Road at 9 am. If March 2, Wednesday, 7 pm Dogs are not allowed. All NPSO feld trips are open to the pub- interested please sign up with Esther at Meeting: Field Trips for 2016. Pre- lic at no charge (other than 541-754-0893 or [email protected]. sentation to be announced. We'll also contribution to carpool driver) March 6, Sunday, 1–5 pm plan feld trips. Location: theater room and newcomers and visitors are of the Prodigal Son Brewery and Pub, always welcome. You must pre- Work Party: Avery Park. Spring is 230 SE Court Ave. in Pendleton. Con- register for all events. National coming, time to clean up the native tact Bruce Barnes, 541-377-2634 for Forests require a Northwest plant garden. Come prepared for the details. Forest Pass for some feld trip weather and bring clippers, gloves, locations. Permits can be ac- trowel and small shovel. Location: April 20, Wednesday, 7 pm quired at forest headquarters Avery Park, Corvallis. For informa- Meeting: Details TBA. Join us for a and ranger districts. tion, contact Esther McEvoy at presentation by Matthew Campbell. 541-754-0893. NOTICE TO FIELD TRIP Location: theater room of the Prodigal March 14, Monday, 7:30 pm Son Brewery and Pub, 230 SE Court CHAIRS AND LEADERS Ave.